new this morning, a homicide in san jose. we have a live look at the scene where police are still there collecting evidence. we have the latest on this breaking news coming up. plus they came ready to rumble and it showed. bay area reaction from the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2012 campaign. and unfortunately the green and gold gone. the oakland a's magical playoff run coming to a painful end. and here's a live look at the bay bridge on this friday, october 12. this is "today in the bay." it is almost 4:31. good morning, everybody. happy to have you along for the

ride, i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you. yeah, we've still got showers on the radar. let's take a look at that. we'll show you throughout the next few hours probably up until noon to 1:00 dealing with these very pesky showers, mostly on the east side of the bay area. what's happening is the stubborn area of low pressure just won't get out of our way until a little later on today into tonight and we're expecting these showers to intensify for your morning commute. the man who's here to help you with that is mike. good morning. >> good morning. the reason we want you to allow extra time because you don't want to rush at higher speeds, tougher time braking, especially on slippery roads. we'll look at 580 where we have an issue here. add more green and this is our contour data. this may be an area where you have wet pavement as you're coming into or out of the altamont pass.

just outside of that zone on 580 westbound reports of a truck with something sparking underneath it as well. we're watching for any more reports traveling westbound from livermore. i'll send it back to you. breaking news to begin with in the south bay. in san jose, police are investigating the city's 37th homicide of the year. this happened on rogers avenue near the 880/101 interchange. christie smith is joining us live with more on what happened. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. right now rogers avenue is blocked near brokaw. this is an industrial area, quite a few warehouses and a handful of small businesses. what we are seeing this morning is san jose police officers and homicide investigators going in and out by what appears to be a coffee shop. haven't seen them taking bags of evidence yet but we know about

1:45 this morning san jose police received a 911 call of a person shot on the 1700 block of rogers avenue in north san jose. police arrived and found one man down, shot at least one time. he was pronounced dead at the scene about 15 minutes later. the victim hasn't been identified just yet. police say at least one suspect got away. no description of that person yet. i do have calls into san jose police to see if they have any more information for us. as soon as i hear from them, i'll let you know what they had to say. christie smith, "today in the bay." new this morning we have another trash can fire in west san jose to tell you about. this marks the tenth in the past three weeks. fire officials say that bin was set on fire last night near santa clara valley medical center. good news, the fire is out. also good news, nobody was hurt and there was very little damage. there was a fire in this very same area wednesday night. firefighters say they do in fact

believe this is arson and are looking for anybody with any information. the parents of a young hayward girl who disappeared 24 years ago will have to wait weeks to find out if their daughter has finally been found. investigators say dna testing on a bone fragment pulled from a lindon well in february will take a while to complete. they're testing to see if it belonged to 9-year-old michaela garecht. they initially thought it belonged to 16-year-old joanne hobson, but scientists determined it belonged to a person younger than her daughter. the well in lindon was a dumping ground for the so-called speed freak killers. earlier this one he told them where to find the bodies. thieves accused of stealing a lamborghini and trying to kill a couple could be facing

charges. max wade is charged with attempted murder, vehicle theft and burglary. during a preliminary hearing this week prosecutors said he should also face charges for trying to pull a loaded gun on the officers who came to arrest him. wade stole a lamborghini belonging to guy fiari back in march. the next month he allegedly fired a handgun at a teenage couple inside of a pickup truck. wade's preliminary hearing continues today. moving on to decision 2012, after a presidential debate last week that many said lacked fire and energy, last night vice president joe biden and republican vp hopeful congressman paul ryan looked to change the tempo in their first and only debate and there were fireworks from the get-go. jay gray has the latest on the candidates' first and only face-off. >> reporter: like most heavyweight bouts, it started with a firm handshake and then a flurry. republican paul ryan taking the initial swing after the debate's

first question about the september attack in libya that killed four americans, including u.s. ambassador christopher stevens. >> what we are watching on our tv screens is the unraveling of the obama foreign policy which is making it more chaotic and us less safe. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of mularkey. vice president joe biden accused the republican of politicizing the tragedy. biden was engaged, at times animated and always aggressive, referring more than once to a now infamous secretly recorded fund-raiser speech by mitt romney. >> there are 47% who are with him who believe that they are victims. >> i've had it up to here with this notion that 47% -- it's about time they take some responsibility here. >> the sparring continued for the full 90 minutes. >> we're heading in the wrong direction. >> each candidate throwing jabs. >> mr. vice president -- mr. vice president, i know you're under a lot of duress to make up

for lost ground. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice, he never answers the question. >> and often interrupting each other. >> 22,000 people out for them to do it. >> though clearly neither candidate is shying away from a political fight. jay gray, nbc news, washington. >> bottom line, it was entertaining. that vice presidential debate shared the spotlight with the oakland a's game. fans monitored it. some of the families watching the political events while at the same time watching the a's and the tigers. >> we wanted to watch both the debate and the ball game, but the debate is also important. i mean it's the future leaders of our country. >> well, the election just a few days away, the presidential campaign is the game to watch. according to twitter, 3.5 million tweets were about the debate as it unfolded during the night. unfortunately the a's ended up

having to fold for the season. there was also nfl last night. there was all sorts of things on tv, so not a bad night if you stayed inside. let's check the forecast. hi, christina. >> good morning to you. good morning to you at home. we've got a great-looking day shaping up. a few showers on the radar this morning. we'll show you those in just a minute. wanted to point out it is chilly out there. sweater weather returning to the bay area. i had to use my heat ever in months. good morning to you in livermore. here are the showers that we are talking about. this area of low pressure will move up from the south coming up to the north and that's going to drive those rain bands right into the bay area for the first part of the day. as we head throughout the second half of the day it gets a little bit more clear. we'll see the sun come out. more sunshine on tap than yesterday and we've got a very interesting pattern shaping up for next week. we're talking about the 90s. so for today 67 in san jose, 63 in san francisco and 71 out in

livermore. mike, showers on the radar means probably a slower than usual friday light commute, huh? >> yeah, we're going to watch for that. the golden gate bridge shows a little sheen on the roadway but not a big deal as far as the bottom of traffic. we're looking through san rafael and just south of sir francis drake, we do have your typical construction zone as well as road crews on that richmond/san rafael bridge. neither area showing any slowdown. thing flows here, 24 over toward the caldecott, construction crews clearing there as well as 880 downtown. mild slowing in the downtown direction. you lose a couple of lanes heading north of 23rd. show you the san mateo bridge, good crystal clear view here. roadways okay. looks like they're dry as well as in the south bay where 101 shows you a lot of headlights. oh, my goodness, it's a split screen of some cars and other

cars. we'll fix that and send it back to you guys. it is 4:40. it was not the ending the a's had hoped for. after battling back from a two-game deficit in the playoffs, oakland loses the series in a shutout to the detroit tigers. the a's fell 6-0 against justin verlander. oakland allowed four runs in the seventh and only managed four hits in the entire game. regardless, a's fans treated the team to a standing ovation. >> everybody hates that it has to end right now. i just want to thank all the fans. they did a fantastic job. >> they were behind us the whole time. you couldn't ask for any more from the crowd. all i can say now is i hope to see crowds like that at every game next year. >> no doubt about that. oakland fans were hoping to be celebrating as new a.l. division champs. they say they're still proud of their green and gold. >> we're disappointed, but we're so proud they came this far.

we're definitely proud they came this far. it's a disappointment, but it's okay, there's always next year. >> fans say they are sticking by their team. >> those guys should be very, very proud. meantime better news for the giants. they are staying in cincinnati. they wait to find out what will play in that nl championship series. in case you missed it, the giants were able to pull off that amazing coming in the nl division series after losing the first two games, the orange and black rally to win three in a row and this marks the very first time a team has won an nl division series after being down two games to none. >> we're a very grindy team, we skra scrapped it out. it shows in our play. man, man i'm proud of my team. >> give me that champagne. so here's how it breaks down. if the cardinals end up beating the nationals, the giants have home field advantage and would fly back home to san francisco.

but if the nationals win, the giants stay out in that area and play washington on sunday and the exact time still would be determined. but good news, the g-men move on. >> reminiscent of a couple of years ago. 4:42. coming up, a recall you need to know about before you pack your lunch. why you may want to skip the salad coming up. and it used to soar through space. now we have a live look at the space shuttle "endeavour" slowly moving its way to its final home in los angeles. we'll take you there to watch this beast moving through the streets. and best buy does something that's never done before in hopes of getting your business this holiday season. we will explain. if you want to do some other things, check us out, news, weather, traffic, all sorts of good stuff on facebook. simply search nbc bay area. we'll see you in minutes.

4:45. happening now, the shuttle "endeavour" is on the move very slowly. check out this video that's happening right now in fact. the shuttle moving slowly through l.a.x. starting its 12-mile journey across the streets of los angeles. this is a live look right now.

nbc's stephanie stanton has a look at what it takes to make this final journey happen. >> reporter: carried from l.a.x. across the streets of los angeles to its new home at the california science center. >> we're going to have a barbecue, we're going to do it big. >> reporter: but the 12-mile journey dubbed mission 26 is no small endeavor. with top speeds of 2 miles an hour, the shuttle will be just inches away from buildings at some points along the route. >> there's 80 wheels. each wheel can move independently but they're all computer controlled. >> reporter: to clear the path the city cut down nearly 400 trees and removed 200 streetlights and 60 traffic signals. they also had to install steel reinforcements along parts of the streets to accommodate the 78 foot wide, 170,000 pound spacecraft. the lapd also has a full-scale plan in place along the shuttle route to control traffic and crowds. >> we're going to have officers deployed on bicycles. we'll have officers on foot,

we'll have officers in vehicles. >> reporter: captain mark kelly served as commander of "endeavour's" final space mission and said fans will get an extra treat when visiting "endeavour." >> they're going to try to display it on the vertical like it's on the launch pad. >> reporter: also a home coming for "endeavour" which was built in southern california and will be the only shuttle displayed on the west coast. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >> the estimate coast-to-coast shipping and handling costs for the shuttle is $28 million. the california science center is footing that bill. speaking of shipping things, get ready to pay more at the post office. next year the price of a first class stamp will go up one penny to 46 cents. the cash-strapped postal service is expected to lose close to a record $15 billion this year. they will start offering a global forever stamp which customers can use to send

anywhere in the world that will cost a flat rate of $1.10. best buy wants your business this holiday season and in hopes of earning your business the company is about to do something it's never done before. courtney reagan is live at cnbc world head quarters with that, plus a look at the markets before the opening bell. good morning, courtney. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you, jon. stocks ended mostly flat thursday. a drop of unemployment filings faded later in the day. we'll get consumer sentiment. jpmorgan chase just reported their earnings and they did beat the street with some fairly strong results. the dow slipped 18 points to 13,326. the nasdaq was down two points to 3049. well, best buy is playing a little hard ball. the chain is playing match prices of internet rivals. the move comes as best buy plays down concerns shows are being

used for showrooms where consumers browse for gadgets and buy them online. they are also going to offer free home delivery for items that are out of stock. it's shaping up to be a pretty competitive christmas. >> thank you, courtney. how about some advice, don't forget that jacket. let's take a look at the forecast with christina. >> we actually have showers on the radar as well this morning. how about them giants? how about those san francisco giants? the flag still standing. we left the a's flag up as well but unfortunately that's probably going to come down a little later on today. they sure did gift their full hearts out there. next year, boys. broad to be the broadcast home of the san francisco giants, we will have coverage the next couple weeks, unparalleled. 54 degrees in novato this morning, we're at 55 to start you out in san francisco and look at this, 54 degrees even in santa cruz. we're dropping off in the mid to low 50s. we only broke in the 60s in most

cities yesterday and look at this, area of low pressure keeps heading to the south. now it's creeping back up to the north and i think this will produce quite a bit of shower activity but then by this evening into tomorrow afternoon this cold front finally arrives and will push that area of low pressure out of the way. when it comes to showers for today, this is what we're expecting. futurecast right at 6:00. you can see quite a bit of activity from palo alto to san francisco. slick conditions expected along 280 this morning. we stop the futurecast at 9:00 a.m. and the south bay starting to get wet at that point. by noon, most of those showers are very isolated in nature. keep in mind temperatures will be cool, you'll need that jacket. 69 degrees in los gatos and 67 in san jose. the next couple of days temperatures do stay steady. we've got a warmup on the way, temperatures creeping up to 88 degrees by wednesday. so things are going to change

yet again and i do have some amazing pictures to show you from mammoth coated with snow from this system. that's coming up. 4:51 for now. back to you guys. new this morning, the nobel peace prize has been awarded to the european union. the peace prize committee made its announcement early this morning. the committee cited the union's contributions to human rights and continued peace in europe since it was established after world war ii. the committee dismissed the european union's current economic troubles, stating those concerns were separate from the work the union has done to promote peace between european countries. >> congratulations. 4:51 right now. we had a major lettuce recall to tell you about this morning. we'll let you know what you need to be watching out for next. plus why burning could be very different next year. and a very heavy commute,

even on a friday. we'll track your bay crossings coming up.

4:54. a recall this morning about some contaminated lettuce that could be sitting in your refrigerator. fresh express is pulling its hearts of romaine salad off store shelves in california and 19 other states. that's according to the food and drug administration. now, you want to look for the product code that's on your

screen. the questionable bags all have a use by date marked october 11th, which was yesterday. that date is in the upper right-hand corner of the bag. any one who has this recalled lettuce is being warned to throw it away immediately. fresh express is offering a free refund. if you're planning to head to burning man, you want to hold off locking in anything firm because the location remains up in the air. the county is instituting a festival fee. burning man organizers say since nevada's black rock desert is actually federal property, the fee should not apply. the county says it still needs to send police out to the event and should be compensated. burning man organizers already pay $1.5 million just to lease that federal land and they say a festival fee would force them to look for a new location. 4:55. we are hoping for a friday light morning commute. let's get a look at it now with

mike. >> here's fremont where it is moving very smoothly on 880 just past the truck scales just north of tesla and just north of mission. the map will show you the issue with mission getting off of 880 north or south, we still have that connector closed, overnight road work. auto mall parkway is your alternate. the south bay, no construction and no slowing really. the yellow blips just speeds down towards 60 and a smooth flow for both directions. with palo alto, 101 northbound with these headlights past university, the construction not an issue. we don't lose any lanes through this area and the crews should be cleared in the next couple of minutes. 4:56. the vice mayor of one bay area city now a convicted felon. we'll have the details. and the latest on the investigation into the murder of a retired hercules teacher.

and here is a live look at a fire that's happening in the south bay. firefighters battling this fire, it looks to be out in san jose. we'll get a live report from our bob redell in our next hour. of stay with us.

>> reporter: good morning, i'm bob redell. we're live in the south bay where two people have been taken to the hospital with burns after their house burns down here in san jose. we'll have the latest coming up. >> reporter: and at this hour san jose police are investigating the city's 37th homicide. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you where it happened coming up. and we still have showers on the radar. we just can't get rid of the stubborn area of low pressure and there's more on your way for your morning commute. what you need to know before you head out that front door. and morning showers means slicker roads. we'll track that as you're getting to your weekend without any major issues. we'll show you whether or not you have to s